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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1999
Filed:
May. 23, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keizou Ochi, Takatsuki, JP;
Takashi Iida, Kyoto, JP;
Hideyuki Kanbayashi, Sagamihara, JP;
Takashi Kondo, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
348207 ; 348220 ;
Abstract
An image sensing device that provides image data to an external device adjusts the resolution at which the image is sensed in accordance with format requirements of the external device. The format requirements of the external device can be automatically detected, or entered by a user. The operating parameters of a line sensor, to scan the image in a subscanning direction, are varied in accordance with the format requirements. These operating parameters can be the integration cycle of the sensor, and/or the speed at which the image is optically scanned past the sensor.